An airport in Hanover?

March 1997
FOCUS ON HISTORY
by Barbara Barker
An airport in Hanover as late as 1958? Ah, yes, and at one time there were as many as 50 small planes kept there. Mr. W. Melvin Clark was the man who took his dream and “flew” with it.
I interviewed Mr. Clark in 1977 when making a film [...]

Hanover Then and Now

by Barbara Barker
The first family to settle in the bounds of Hanover was William Barstow who came up the North River from the coast at Scituate in 1649. He settled near the river in the area now referred to as Four Corners. He was a husband, father, farmer, a bridge builder, a ship builder,and keeper [...]

More Old Roads in Hanover

By Barbara Barker
February 1999 (Part 2)
As I suggested in my last article many of the early houses were located on secluded ways. The House at Cricket Hollow was located on such a lane and the path can still be found today in the woods behind the Cardinal Cushing School. However not known to many is [...]

Old Roads in Hanover

By Barbara Barker
February 1999
The February calendar of the Hanover Historical Society shows a view of the Lone House at Cricket Hollow and the path (road) that led to it. I have written about Cricket Hollow in a past article, and so I thought I would concentrate on the other photo of the old pathway and [...]

Early Firefighting in Hanover

by Barbara Barker
March 1996
The picture on the Historical Society’s calendar for March shows some volunteer firemen from Four Corners standing proudly beside their trucks outside the Four Corners station, built in 1908 with private funds, and recently renovated. Fire was always a danger, and Hanover, as all small towns and large cities as well, tried [...]

John Curtis 1817-1900: Looked into the Future and Left a Legacy

As one enters the John Curtis Library and ponders its past and looks hopefully to an addition in the future, one considers the role of the citizen today and that of the public library. John Curtis made a great gift to the town and its people. In a letter to the selectmen of the town [...]

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SIGNS OF SPRING IN HANOVER

by Barbara BarkerAlthough this hasn’t been a snowy winter or a very cold one, it seems to have been a long gray winter, and everyone is anxious for signs of spring. I’m not sure what poet said, “If winter comes, can spring be far behind”, but I take great solace in that observation. The ground [...]